About Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson
Lived 1964 – 2025 (aged 61). Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson was an Icelandic politician and writer.
Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson (29 May 1964 – 30 June 2025) was an Icelandic journalist, politician, writer and a fisherman. He served as a member of Alþingi for the Liberal Party from 2003 to 2007. Prior to his political career, he worked as a journalist for RÚV and the Norvegian newspaper Fiskaren. He was educated in ichthyology.
Death Magnús died on 30 June 2025, at the age of 61, whilst the fishing boat that he was on sank off Patreksfjörður.
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